pistachio
127 dishes.
GhraybehPale melting shortbread of ghee and sugar, often marked with a pistachio.
Gosh-e FilCrisp elephant-ear pastry dusted with powdered sugar and ground pistachio
GullacSheets of starch wafer softened in sweet milk, layered with walnuts and rosewater.
Haft MewaNowruz compote of seven dried fruits and nuts soaked in syrup
Halawet el-jibnsweet cheese rolls filled with clotted cream, rosewater syrup; Hama origin
Halua ya ZanzibarSticky translucent sweet of wheat starch, ghee, cardamom and nuts
Halvodense flour-sugar-oil sweet in many regional styles
Halwa Bahrainigelatinous saffron-cornstarch sweet with nuts, made since the 1850s
Halwa PuriWeekend spread of fried puris, semolina halwa and chickpea curry
Helwa tat-TorkCrumbly sesame paste block studded with almonds, cut in slabs.
Jazariyehcarrot paste cooked with sugar and pistachio, cut into squares
Kabuli PulaoNational rice pilaf with lamb, caramelised carrots, raisins and almonds
Kacha GollaLoose, crumbly fresh-cheese sweet eaten with a spoon rather than shaped
Kahkcrumbly sugar-dusted biscuits filled with nut paste, baked for Eid al-Fitr
KallajThin pastry sheets fried with cheese and soaked in syrup, eaten in Ramadan.
Kannoli tal-irkottaFried pastry tubes filled with sweetened sheep ricotta and candied peel.
Karabij HalabNut-stuffed semolina domes served under a cloud of white soapwort cream.
Kashmiri ChaiPink salted tea with milk, cardamom and crushed pistachio, served at winter gatherings
KhabeesToasted flour beaten with ghee, sugar, saffron and cardamom into a soft paste.
KhajoorDeep-fried oval dough pastries, faintly sweet and crumbly, eaten with green tea
KheerSlow-cooked rice pudding with cardamom, nuts and reduced milk
Knafehsyrupy cheese pastry with crunchy topping, sold by the slab
KolchaRound cardamom shortbread cookies baked in charcoal-fired clay ovens
Konafacrisp shredded pastry with cream or nuts, drowned in syrup; Ramadan star
KulfiDense frozen milk reduced with cardamom, set in metal cones, never churned
Kunefeshredded pastry baked over melting cheese, drenched in syrup; served hot
LassiThick churned-yoghurt drink; Amritsar serves it sweet in clay tumblers
Layali LoubnanChilled semolina milk pudding topped with ashta, syrup, nuts and banana.
Lokmasyrup-soaked fried dough balls, often handed out free in memory of the dead
Lokmet el qadiSmall doughnut balls fried crisp and drowned in sugar syrup
Loukoumirosewater Cyprus delight from Geroskipou
Luqaimatsyrup-soaked crisp fried dough balls
MaamoulButtery semolina cookies pressed in wooden moulds around date, walnut or pistachio.
MafroukeCrumbled semolina dough in syrup, buried under ashta and toasted nuts.
Mahalabiyarosewater milk pudding topped with pistachios
Malabicold milk pudding under rose syrup, coconut and crushed peanuts-
Samsa
Layered pastry squares of almond and sesame steeped in rose syrup. Ready in 50 min prep and 30 min cooking.…
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Ab-e havij bastani
Fresh carrot juice with a scoop of saffron ice cream floating in it. Ready in 10 minutes prep and none…
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Aish el-saraya
Syrup-soaked bread base under thick ashta cream and crushed pistachios. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8…
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Alva
Crumbly sesame paste block, cut in slabs and eaten with bread. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking.…
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Assidat zgougou
Aleppo-pine cream pudding layered with custard and nuts for Mouled. Ready in 40 min prep and 45 min cooking. 8…
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Awameh
Crisp fried dough balls rolled in syrup and sesame. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About 40…
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Bakalawa bil jibna
Filo baklava filled with sweet cheese cream and rose water. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking. One…
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Balaleet
Cardamom vermicelli with saffron and egg. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings. A breakfast recipe…
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Balah el Sham
Ridged fingers of choux dough fried and steeped in cold syrup. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking.…